Mother's Day dinner: Savoury tarts

Womans~Day

Cooking time: Less than 60 minutes

Cuisine: Mediterranean; Modern Australian

Healthy options: Healthy; Vegetarian

Serves: 4

Type: Cake; Family

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Ingredients

1 sheet frozen puff pastry, thawed, halved
Baby basil leaves, rocket leaves, olive oil, to serve
Artichoke, feta and caramelised onion tart:
1 tablespoon olive oil
1 red onion, thinly sliced
2 teaspoons brown sugar
1 teaspoon balsamic vinegar
170g jar marinated artichoke hearts, drained, quartered
50g feta, crumbled
Tomato, olive and pesto tart:
1 tablespoon basil pesto
200g mini roma tomatoes, roasted (see tip)
¼ cup seeded kalamata olives

Preparation method

Preheat oven to hot, 200°C. Line an oven tray with baking paper. Spray another oven tray with oil.
Arrange pastry halves 5cm apart on lined tray. Fold edges in to form a 0.5cm border. Prick bases with fork. Place oiled tray on top of pastry. Bake for 10-12 minutes, until golden.
Artichoke, feta and caramelised onion tart: Meanwhile, heat oil in a frying pan on medium. Saute onion for 4-5 minutes until tender and lightly browned. Stir in sugar and vinegar. Cook, stirring, for 2-3 minutes until caramelised. Spread onion over one pastry base. Top with artichoke and feta.
Tomato, olive and pesto tart: Spread pesto over the remaining pastry base. Top with tomatoes and olives.
Return tarts to oven for 10 minutes, until puffed and golden.
Sprinkle basil over tomato tart and rocket over artichoke tart. Cut each tart into 4, drizzle with oil and serve.

Top tip
Arrange tomatoes in a small baking dish. Drizzle vinegar and oil over. Toss to coat. Bake for 8-10 minutes, until tomatoes collapse.

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